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Coming Out Over Pizza
Fashion designer, Nick Verreos, talks about how his friends encouraged him come out and what, as a result, he learned about himself and his passion for fashion. Fashion designer, Nick Verreos, talks about how his friends encouraged him come out and what, as a result, he learned about himself an... more
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Karl Lagerfeld promotes safe driving
No this isn’t a new trend Karl Lagerfeld is starting, but a safety warning for French drivers. Photographed wearing a bright yellow reflective vest over his trademark black suit, fingerless gloves and sunglasses, the campaign boasts the tagline: “It’s yellow, it’s ugly, it doesn’t go with anything, but it could save your life”. He made wearing safety vests look cool! No this isn’t a new trend Karl Lagerfeld is starting, but a safety warning for French drivers. Photographed wearing a bright yellow r... more
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Amazing: no heel
"They would go well with most things in your wardrobe, since few colours clash with gold or silver snakeskin. But the sensible girl would team these shoes with a crash helmet and an instruction manual. The 5 1/2in creations by Briton Antonio Berardi can hardly be described as high heels, since they lack the most important part - a heel.
For the bargain price of £1,800, the wearer will get to totter around with all her weight balanced on a thickened platform sole.
Unsurprisingly, fashionistas are jostling to buy a pair. Stars including Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman invested in a black patent version costing more than £1,100, shortly after they were unveiled in Berardi's spring/summer collection in Paris. And Victoria Beckham apparently has a snakeskin pair.
They are going on sale in Browns stores in London, where they have to be ordered up to five weeks in advance.
Lincolnshire-born Berardi, 39, said he was inspired by Latin American music and 1980s post-modernism, adding: "When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe. You look really dainty."
A spokesman for his Paris-based fashion house said: "The shoe has a bigger platform sole which stretches back further than normal and gives support under the arch of the foot. When walking though, you have to put your toe rather than your heel down first and you cannot wear them for very long. They are not dangerous because you would have to lean quite far back before you fell over."
Podiatrists, who have already warned about the health impact of high heels, were less impressed. Michael Paynton, chairman of the British Chiropody and Podiatry Association, said: "The heel is there to stabilise. When you elevate the rear of the foot it makes you lean forward, which is bad for both the back and the foot. The front of the foot ends up taking the weight of the bulk of your body, which can in turn do damage to the tendons in your legs by shortening them. I certainly would not recommend these shoes."
The Berardi shoes were joined on the season's catwalks by stilt-like sandals from Alexander McQueen, Nina Ricci heels shaped like a bear's claw and Yves Saint Laurent strappy sandals with a reed-thin metal sole." "They would go well with most things in your wardrobe, since few colours clash with gold or silver snakeskin. But the sensible girl w... more -
Fashion Guinness World Records 2008
We have found some of Exclusive Fashion Guinness World Records 2008
Most designers reperesented at one fashion show
Eighty-nine different fashion designers from around the world were represented in Paris Fashion Week, France, 1999. The event as a whole, which averages 11 catwalk shows per day, outstrips all other international fashion showings and attracts the biggest following. Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood and Yves Saint Laurent are just a few of the names to regularly top the exclusive fashion line-up each year.
Longest catwalk (structure)
A group of 111 fashion models walked the entire length of a 1.111km (3,645 ft) catwalk, built in the parking lot of Seacon Square shopping center, Sri Nakarin Road, Thailand, May 27-30, 1998.
Youngest haute couture designer
The French fashion designer Yves (-Mathieu) Saint-Laurent (b.1936), who became Christian Dior’s assistant at the age of 17, was named head of the House of Dior at Dior’s death in 1957. In 1962, he opened his own fashion house and in the 1970s expanded into ready-to-wear lines, household linens and fragrances.
Most expensive dress sold at auction
A flesh-coloured beaded Jean Louis gown worn by the actress Marilyn Monroe (USA) when she sang Happy Birthday to US President Kennedy on 19 May 1962, was sold at auction on 27 October 1999, for US$1,267,000 (£767,042) at Christie's, New York, USA to New York dealers Robert Schagrin and Peter Siegel of Gotta Have It! Collectibles.
Longest fashion shoes
The pointed-toe shoe, first introduced in the late 11th Century, reached excessive lengths in the 14th & 15th Centuries. These piked shoes - also known as poulaines or crakowes, were as long as 45cm 18in.
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ALEXANDER WANG SS/08: Behind The Scenes - Fashion Week, NYC
Alexander Wang's first fashion week runway show, at The House of Bumble in NYC. Supermodel Erin Wasson: behind the runway, as stylist.
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Marc Jacobs does not give a F---
Fascinating insight interview with the man that not only has transformed Louis Vuitton, but himself (and perhaps the way you carry that oversized zipper purse around).
Love him, hate him? Think change is good? Bad?
Obviously behind the crazy amount of business (and worth) that he is in, has the luxury to not give a damn, or so he says. Fascinating insight interview with the man that not only has transformed Louis Vuitton, but himself (and perhaps the way you carry tha... more -
Ralph Lauren dresses Olympians
Ralph Lauren has been named the official outfitter for the U.S. team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The label will dress 1,500 American athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies, and "provide custom wardrobes for their off-time in Olympic Village venues."
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Spring Summer '08 - Karl Lagerfeld
Being raised around fashion I can not help myself to submerge in the interpretation of its production creative process, the style and design of it. Both my parents were fashion designers and I know how hard is the work that goes behind and around it to produce a single piece of clothe. When I pickup a Collection, everything counts. From the video production concept, music theme choice to the final presentation.
Great Collection Karl!
Thanks!
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New GO international collection from Target, arriving March 2nd!
Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk are bringing their Jovovich-Hawk line to Target! What What!
Jovovich-Hawk "is known for a vintage-looking femininity, perfect for pulling off a boho look."
Dress for less! (I think that is Ross's slogan though).
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Fashion icons talk about giving back
From Zac Posen to Betsy Johnson, Fashion designers talk about giving back and just how much it means to them!
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COMO SE DICE? Unraveling Fashion Pronunciations
Some of these names might seem unfamiliar to those of you who don't follow fashion, but this is a good guide nonetheless....
Proenza Schouler is Pro-en-za Shoo-ler
Ann Demeulemeester is Ann Deh-myoo-leh-meese-ter
Leighton Meester is Lay-ton Meese-ter
Costello Tagliapetra is Cos-tell-o Tag-lee-a-pyeh-tra
Costume National is Costume Na-syon-al
Giles Deacon is JAI-uls DeEE-con
Daria Werbowy is Da-ri-a WERE-bow-ee
Agyness Deyn is Ag-e-ness Deen
Doutzen Kroes is Doubt-son Crows
Hamish Bowles is Hay-mish Bowls
Bottega Veneta is Bow-tay-ga Vuh-NEH-tuh
Iekeliene Stange is Ick-uh-lee-na STAY-enge (easy on the "e," like STAYnge)
Irina Lazareanu is I-ree-na La-za-REE-new
Freja Beha Erichsen is Fry-a Bay-ha Ericson
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SF Fashionistas
San Francisco Fashion Week unites the citys growing contingent of established and up-and-coming local fashion designers under an official, one-of-a-kind platform that brings fashion to the forefront of San Franciscos distinct culture. San Francisco Fashion Week unites the citys growing contingent of established and up-and-coming local fashion designers under an offi... more
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